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What’s one of the biggest challenges for exchange students? Making friends in a brand-new environment. As a host family, you have...


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“There’s no food in this house!” This is a message I received from a desperate exchange student who had just arrived in the USA....


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If you’ve ever been the new kid at school, you can probably recall those first few days: Not knowing which teacher was the...


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Your exchange student is living thousands of miles from home for an extended period of time. Virtually everything is different...


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2020 has been different from any other year we can remember. From toilet paper shortages to murder hornets to COVID-19 and social...


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Many exchange students say one of their top reasons for spending a year in the U.S. is to gain fluency in English. Being...


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For most exchange students, October and November are the most difficult months of the exchange. Cultural differences that were...


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By Kari Owens On October 4, 2019

The Key to a Great Exchange

Every exchange student hopes to have an awesome exchange experience, including a great relationship with the host family, lots of...


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